Types of medico-legal cases reported at the casualty department of ayub teaching hospital abbottabad | [Journal of Ayub Medical College • 2020]

Author(s):

1. Omair Khan Jadoon: Department of Forensic Medicine, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan

2. Fatima Shireen: Department of Anatomy, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan

3. Nighat Seema: Department of Anatomy, Bacha Khan Medical College, Mardan, -Pakistan

4. Ejaz Afzal: Department of Anatomy, Bacha Khan Medical College, Mardan, -Pakistan

5. Iftikhar Ahmad: Department of Pathology, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, -Pakistan

6. Romana Irshad: Department of Pathology, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan

7. Hamza Sattar Khan: Department of Forensic Medicine, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Paksiatn

Abstract:

Background: Medicolegal data is very important for administrators, health officials, philanthropists, social workers, law enforcement agencies. Because it is used for planning and implementation of strategies in order to reduce further incidents. This study is conducted with the aim to determine different types of medicolegal cases and patterns of weapons used. Methods: A total of 246 cases were studied from 1st September 2017 to 31st January 2018. All information was collected on a pro forma. Statistical analysis was done by MS Excel. Results: Out of 246 cases, 219 were male and 27 were female with age ranging from 3 to 72 years. Among total, 162(65.85%) patients were injured due to blunt weapon, 17 (6.91%) cases of firearms, 23 (9.34%) in road traffic accidents, 15 (6.09%) sharp-edged weapons, 7 (2.84%) cases were of sexual violence, 11 (4.47%) were of poisoning. Conclusion: Injuries of blunt weapons followed by sharp edge and accidental cases occurred more frequently.

Page(s): 51-53

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Journal of Ayub Medical College, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Year: 2020

Keywords:

Poisoning , Road Traffic Accidents , Physical Assault , MedicoLegal Case Injury

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